Letters went down in “flames” in De Neve Plaza on Tuesday to compensate for sparks that didn’t fly on Valentine’s Day. As a part of the Campus Assault Resources and Education’s “Broken.,” a Feb. Read more...
Photo: Campus Assault Resources and Education held an event in De Neve Plaza to help students who have recently ended their relationships recover after Valentine’s Day. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)
Pi Kappa Alpha is back at UCLA, and this time the fraternity is determined to stay for good. The fraternity, also known as PIKE, closed its UCLA chapter in 2015 because of low membership. Read more...
Photo: Pi Kappa Alpha, or PIKE, left UCLA in 2015 because of low membership. It is back on campus to find and recruit new fraternity founders, seeking referrals from campus leaders and coaches. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A humanities foundation wrapped up its violin donation to the Herb Alpert School of Music with a bow. The school of music received a donation of 12 valuable violins and violin bows, including a rare Stradivarius, worth a total of almost $3.5 million, according to a Feb. Read more...
Photo: The Twiford foundation, which invests in humanities and cultural education, donated 12 violins and bows to the Herb Alpert School of Music. Among the collection was a Stradivarius violin, which is now the second in UCLA’s collection. (Daily Bruin file photo)
One block away from UCLA, one day a week, vendors line up under shaded booths on Broxton Avenue to sell everything from salmon to skin care products. Read more...
Photo: Cori Jacobs is a grammy-nominated composer and keyboardist who has worked with big names such as the Pussycat Dolls and Beyonce. He left a job at a Fortune-500 company for music on the advice of his mentor, a spoken-word poet. (Sofia Gonzalez/Daily Bruin)
Glittering gold confetti fell from the ceiling as Izzy the husky wobbled up to a red podium to claim the nationwide title of “Pet of the Year.” But Izzy seemed more excited to receive the prize: a wag-bag from BarkBox, which contained chew toys and treats. Read more...
Photo: Izzy the husky, a therapy dog with People-Animal Connection at UCLA Health, won “Good Morning America’s” “Pet of the Year” award, beating out about 800 competitors. (Courtesy of Melissa Foster)
Students showcased their technological projects, ranging from story-building games to user-interface tools, at a UCLA technology gala Monday evening. The Association of Computing Machinery hosted its annual Tech Gala in the Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room this year, where students can present technological projects they have been working on. Read more...
Photo: The Association of Computing Machinery held its annual tech gala Monday. All students were invited to submit technological projects to be judged by representatives from Facebook and UCLA computer science professors and compete for prizes including AirPods and an Amazon Echos. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)
A Tijuana-inspired taco franchise launched its second Los Angeles storefront in Westwood with a free taco promotion Friday evening. Victor Delgado and Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, the owners of Tacos 1986, created the franchise back in 2018 as a taco stand traveling around Los Angeles, making stops in Venice, Smorgasburg and Koreatown. Read more...
Photo: Clients eat tacos on the white counters in front of Tacos 1986, a Tijuana, Mexico, inspired taco joint that opened in Westwood Village on Friday. The red-and-white shop features an open kitchen and no seating. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)
